sand dunenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsænd ˌdjuːn/us/ˈsænd ˌduːn/a hill of sand made by the wind on the coast or in a desert
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Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- shelf
- upland
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- In places like the Sahara, and other hot deserts, there are a lot of sand dunes (some as high as 180 meters) and rocks.